Apr 17–18, 2015 · Lanexa, VA
3 EYZ BBQ won Grand Champion at the 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition on April 17, 2015 in Lanexa, VA, scoring 694.8688 in a field of 46 teams. Rogue Hog BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.1088. Category winners: Chicken — LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER (178.2972); Pork Ribs — 3 EYZ BBQ (176.0344); Pork — Rogue Hog BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — APORKALYPSE NOW (175.4400).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Chicken places 5–6: BIG DOG BBQ VA and SLICKS BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: MAKIN BACON BBQ edged ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ by 0.0116. Brisket places 7–8: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ edged NEW REVOLUTION Q by 0.0228.
3 EYZ BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 5th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0344 | 172.5944 | 169.1428 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 169.7028 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 171.9772 | 165.6800 |
46 entries · top 694.8688 · median 641.8572
46 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.8228
46 entries · top 176.0344 · median 160.5600
46 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.2570
46 entries · top 175.4400 · median 157.7086
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
21 entries · top 329.1656 · median 294.8340
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C&P BBQ | |
| 2 | Q U BBQ | |
| 3 | PA's Farm | |
| 4 | PigsnBlu | |
| 5 | RVA Barbecue | |
| 6 | HOT BUTTS | |
| 7 | Cousin Cooking | |
| 8 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 9 | Kravin Daves BBQ | |
| 10 | RUSTY KETTLE BARBECUE | |
| 11 | Bulldog's BBQ | |
| 12 | BLAZING SADDLES BBQ | |
| 13 | HAM SQUAD | |
| 14 | The Blue Smoke Mafia | |
| 15 | Paw Paw's Crew | |
| 16 | Fort Knox | |
| 17 | Mimaw's Q Cuties | |
| 18 | Big Johns BBQ | |
| 19 | Bubba's Southside | |
| 20 | Damn Yankees | |
| 21 | Hall Pass |
21 entries · top 164.5944 · median 142.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cousin Cooking | |
| 2 | HOT BUTTS | |
| 3 | PA's Farm | |
| 4 | C&P BBQ | |
| 5 | Q U BBQ | |
| 6 | RVA Barbecue | |
| 7 | PigsnBlu | |
| 8 | Kravin Daves BBQ | |
| 9 | Bulldog's BBQ | |
| 10 | The Blue Smoke Mafia | |
| 11 | Hall Pass | |
| 12 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 13 | RUSTY KETTLE BARBECUE | |
| 14 | HAM SQUAD | |
| 15 | Big Johns BBQ | |
| 16 | Damn Yankees | |
| 17 | Fort Knox | |
| 18 | Mimaw's Q Cuties | |
| 19 | BLAZING SADDLES BBQ | |
| 20 | Bubba's Southside | |
| 21 | Paw Paw's Crew |
21 entries · top 168.5828 · median 151.3712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C&P BBQ | |
| 2 | Q U BBQ | |
| 3 | PigsnBlu | |
| 4 | Paw Paw's Crew | |
| 5 | BLAZING SADDLES BBQ | |
| 6 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 7 | RUSTY KETTLE BARBECUE | |
| 8 | PA's Farm | |
| 9 | RVA Barbecue | |
| 10 | HAM SQUAD | |
| 11 | Mimaw's Q Cuties | |
| 12 | HOT BUTTS | |
| 13 | Bulldog's BBQ | |
| 14 | Fort Knox | |
| 15 | Kravin Daves BBQ | |
| 16 | Bubba's Southside | |
| 17 | The Blue Smoke Mafia | |
| 18 | Cousin Cooking | |
| 19 | Big Johns BBQ | |
| 20 | Damn Yankees | |
| 21 | Hall Pass |